Well put as always Pete, good luck for the future James.

I thank him for his service but its clear there have been ups and downs for the club both on and off the field and perhaps best for a fresh start.

This for me is further confirmation that we have significant investment, perhaps more will be revealed when a new CEO is revealed.

Reading the press release and statement by AP it sounds like a bit of jump and push tbh.
Either way it increasingly feels like a fresh start for the club.
AP is taking on CEO for the time being with an eye to chairman and CEO being separate roles long term.
Good luck to Clarky in the future, its clear he has lived and breathed the club for the last 15 years whatever else you think.

Great post and summary.

Anyone who serves our club should be thanked and respected. I think it is apparent that more responsibility had been placed on James’ role. It is probably unfair that he took the brunt of the criticism with our recent recruitment. Ultimately it is a collective responsibility, although we may complain about player contracts, pay and term, Clarky never once missed a tackle, knocked on or gave away a penalty. Additionally, his commercial achievements should be applauded.

I always presumed a new investor would want a new CEO or a say in how the club is run.

Thanks Clarky and all the best for the future.

Don't think anyone can ever doubt his commitment to the club. For that, he will always have my thanks and best wishes going forward.

Massive thanks to Clarky. He took a lot of unfair stick. Worked his off for the club and did lots of good things. Not his fault he was asked to take on roles he was simply not qualified for.

Massive thanks to Clarky. He took a lot of unfair stick. Worked his off for the club and did lots of good things. Not his fault he was asked to take on roles he was simply not qualified for.

Massive thanks to Clarky. He took a lot of unfair stick. Worked his off for the club and did lots of good things. Not his fault he was asked to take on roles he was simply not qualified for.

So will the savings on James Clark's salary be going into the club or into Adam Pearson's pocket?

I think we know the answer.

I think the majority of the comments about Clarky are both fair and positive. He has been a loyal and passionate servant of Hull F.C.
Best wishes Clarky in your future career and much happiness to you and your family.

Pearson has already said he'll be assuming the position short term until he's found someone to come in and take the role. There's clearly investment coming in which is allowing us to restructure, its funny as it seems to have rattled some of your unwashed mob, not sure why you care to be honest.

Commercially he did a very good job,but his recruitment strategy perhaps wasn’t.Plenty of social media folk sucking up to him after the statement was released,yet quite a few of those were happy to criticise him over the years.Plenty of double standards on show

Have to feel for him in a way. Clealy Pearson has put a lot on him especially post Covid and its clearly taken it's toll. No doubt he's made some mistakes but he's also done some fantastic work for the club.
I hope he can find a less stressful job and get to spend some more time with his family and enjoy good health.

I don't usually enter into the pointless and quite frankly obsessive stuff that goes for banter and I'll probably regret doing it now, but quite why you would ever make such a sensless baseless and juvenile post when your supposed to be the fan of a team that is obviously going places, has a great structure, progressive development programmes has great prospects for the rest of the season and who are top dogs in the City. No fervent devout Rovers fan would be bothered with their failing struggling neighbours. The next time I go on a Rovers message board will be the first! I guess Inane obsession is the only conclusion most of us can come to.

Small club mentality I'm afraid. Even when everything is positive they are still looking over the shoulder.

In a way I find it quite flattering that despite where we are they still feel threatened.

James Clark obviously did do a lot right with the club but Pearson's penny pinching whilst creaming cash out of the club left far to much on a man's shoulders who wasn't able to deal with it effectively - you almost feel sorry for Clark tbh.

Certain “boys club” members

Prom9ted beyond his capability. Not his fault and I hope he moves on to something less stressful

You really are a d1ck. Did you take the time to read anything about his resignation. You’re one of the idiots who referred to him as “the dj” That was just one of the many other jobs he did when he joined, psyching up the crowd before the game.
Really don’t know why you bother.

Cuddleclub and Jimmyfivebellies absolutely correct same 3/4 blokes wanted Clark out for five years now slagging everyone off on FB who's had a go.

I’ll admit to criticising JC for some things. I’ve had dealing with him over the years some very good and some not so.
I don’t think anyone can deny the time and effort he devoted to the club which should be commended. However for all the very good things he achieved there are also some not so good. I do agree that he had been given too much on his plate at times and was out of his depth in certain areas. Although he took on every challenge sometimes you need to stick your hand up and say enough.
I think the time is right for a change for both club and Clarky himself.

I wish him well in his future and thank him for his effort over the years but feel it’s the right call.

Seen them myself, praising him on Facebook while at the same time slagging him off on Twitter. Very odd behaviour.

I was appalled this morning to read some of the comments from so called supporters on Instagram. They were on the clubs page where the management were thanking him for his service. We really do have some strange commrades in arms don't we??

Not defending them, but they obviously do not know the guy like you do and what he has done for the club.

Until your excellent post earlier, I didn't realise what a massive load he was carrying.

The problem with a lot of people on the socials is that they have an opinion and they're going to share it because their opinion is the only one that matters. Too many people just don't give any thought into what they say now. There was a post recently on Love Rugby League about a referee and the abuse they face, practically urging fans to rein it in and consider what they are doing. Yet it just seemed to invite people to hurl more abuse their way.